![]() ![]() ![]() The first, entitled Ball Five, offers a brief summary of what took place in the 10 years after Ball Four was published (most notably Bouton’s successful comeback with the Atlanta Braves). The twentieth-anniversary edition also includes two updates. In addition, Bouton also provides a recap of much of his career throughout the book. The book is a diary of his 1969 season, spent with the Seattle Pilots and then the Houston Astros, after a late-season trade. ![]() It was around this time that Ball Four was published, and my view of baseball players was about to change.Ĭonsidered by many to be one of the best sports book of all time, Ball Four was written in 1970 by Jim Bouton. Unfortunately, my imagination was much better than my actual abilities, and I never made it past Little League. I would play imaginary games in my backyard, taking on the role of everyone who played for my beloved Phillies. I grew up loving baseball and could recite the starting lineups for every team in the National League. No site dedicated to reviewing sports biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs would be complete without a review of Ball Four. The link to the original post can be found here. ![]() This is a repost of the second entry in my first short-lived attempt at blogging back in 2012. ![]()
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